The Merits Of A Friend

It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.~ Marlene Dietrich

A friendship like any other relationship is giving and receiving. In many ways, a friendship will transcend every other relation. For lovers will come and go and family members may die or leave you so, but a friendship will stand through it all and catching you if you fall. However, that is only when it is a true friendship, pure and good. They are rare, truly rare, and if you have one, cherish it, less you find how rare and fragile it can be.

In life, everyone should have a friend. A friend can look like anything and everything. A friend should stick with you through thick and thin. The good times and the bad times. And even times when you no longer look like friends but something more akin to enemies.

Friendship should be pure, it should not be about getting something but rather giving something. Although, a friendship may not start out with these qualities, it should later bud and have fruits as such. Sometimes you won't truly know who your real friends unless it is tried and tested.

As a friend you should be loyal, sensitive, and willing to always help. With your friends, they should be respectful and know the boundaries of your friendship what is acceptable for both of you.

While we may not always have friends like the truest form of friendship, that is not to worry. Because that is what friends are for, to make each other a better person and to keep you laughing even when you feel like crying. Picking each other when you fall, and standing with you till your tall.

All in all, you don't need to stop being friends with people who don't have these characteristics or who aren't perfect. Instead, rather know who is a friend and who is an acquaintance so you may know who to rely on. In a world where we have lost the true meaning of friendship, it's important that you know what is true friendship. Less when things hit the fan we rely on those who only sought our doom.